Super-Hardy 
Grimm Alfalfa 
This is a super hardy variety of alfalfa. 
Just why it is hardier is not known. It was 
formerly thought that it had all branching 
roots but that is not correct. No authority 
that we know of will attempt to identify an 
alfalfa plant by its roots. True there are a 
larger percentage of branching roots in 
Grimm. Also the flowers will not all be pur¬ 
ple. You will find blue flowers in it and per¬ 
haps a few yellow and white ones. It is 
usually finer stemmed than the Common and 
may not grow as tall. It is very leafy. 
I advise the use of the super hardy alfalfa 
whenever it is thought that there is consid¬ 
erable danger of winter killing. That de¬ 
pends as much on the soil as the climate. 
Some southern farmers need Grimm more 
than those in the north. 
I buy my Grimm alfalfa with a great care 
so that you as a customer may be better 
pleased and get a greater value. 
Alfalfa Seed 
Cossack 
Like Grimm the Cossack is a super hardy 
variety. It has the same characteristic abil¬ 
ity to withstand a great deal of winter dam¬ 
age. It also has the variegated or different 
colored flowers and the finer stemmed plants. 
The Cossack is noted for its stooling quali¬ 
ties and the large crowns that it develops. It 
was originally introduced from Siberia. It 
is considered by many the very hardiest type 
of alfalfa. The drought resistant qualities 
of Cossack are also worthy of mention. 
This alfalfa is most widely used in the ex¬ 
treme north but of recent years has been 
going into all sections of the corn-belt and 
has many enthusiastic friends. Under cer¬ 
tain conditions it may outyield the Grimm. 
Sunfield’s Cossack, like Grimm is obtained 
from parties deemed reliable in every way 
and priced to give you a quality product at 
lower cost. 
Variegated 
Type 
Some alfalfa seed is grown from 
fields that are not known posi¬ 
tively to be Grimm and yet have 
all the characteristics of it. The 
plants have the variegated flowers 
which are really one of the best 
means of identifying a super¬ 
hardy strain. While I consider 
this as Grimm I offer it out as 
Variegated and can sell it for a 
little less money than Grimm 
from the same section. 
You will find in our Pur-Gro 
grade of Variegated some ex¬ 
ceptionally nice seed. It is suit¬ 
able for sowing anywhere in the 
United States having the super 
hardy features that are charac¬ 
teristic of Grimm. It isn’t al¬ 
ways available. Ask my repre¬ 
sentative for the origins he can 
offer in Variegated alfalfa. 
BLUE-TAG 
GRIMM 
State Sealed and Certified 
Some farmers get their Grimm 
Alfalfa fields Certified by the 
state authorities. That means 
checking the original seed, field 
inspection and harvesting and 
cleaning under state supervision. 
Such seed is sacked, sealed and 
tagged for identification. This 
work adds expense and makes 
such seed more expensive but 
some prefer this extra evidence 
of the genuineness of their 
Grimm seed. 
This state sealed and certified 
Grimm is graded according to 
color, purity and general appear¬ 
ance. The very highest and finest 
seed is labelled with a Blue Tag. 
Red Tag has no Noxious Weeds 
and is of excellent quality. Some¬ 
times contains a few pieces of 
cracked grain and up to % of 
1 % other crop seeds. 
DAKOTA 
No. 12 
This alfalfa is classified be¬ 
tween Grimm and Common. It 
has more the characteristics of 
the Common, having a little 
taller coarser growth. Many 
farmers have a decided prefer¬ 
ence for this Dakota 12 claiming 
bigger yields with unusual vigor 
and hardiness. I sell a lot of it. 
Unfortunately all dealers do not 
sell identical Dakota 12 but I 
aim to give you the kind of seed 
that will make you a staunch 
friend of Sunfield’s Seed Service. 
I’m sure that’s the kind of seed 
you want to get. You might 
find my prices a little higher but 
in seed I’m sure you will agree 
you made a might profitable in¬ 
vestment when you give my 
salesman your order. 
